Historical Fiction
The Perfect Tribute
Read by Lee Smalley
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
Part 1 of this brief historical fiction is a recounting of the day before and the day of Lincoln's delivery of The Gettysburg Address. Part …
Historical Romance of the American Negro
Read by Jim Locke
Charles H. Fowler
It was not long before the fame of the colored soldiers of America was wafted over the whole world and everywhere received by all lovers of …
Tom Clark and His Wife
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P. B. Randolph
One day, during the progress of a long and interesting conversation on the nature of that mysterious thing called the human soul, and in whi…
The Second Chance
Read by Atul Sharma
Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - a feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she move…
His Excellency Eugene Rougon
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Here, in Zola's sixth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, we get to know Pierre and Felicite's eldest son, Eugene. He's the son that made …
The English Orphans
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Mary Jane Holmes
After Mary Howard and her sisters are left without parents in America, they are put up for adoption. Mary's pretty sister, Ella was adopted …
Red Horse Hill
Read by Warren Bergmann
Stephen W. Meader
Bud, an orphan stable boy in Boston, flees trouble to rural New Hampshire. There he finds a new family and enters the exciting world of harn…
The Beecher Beached
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John B. Tabb
Father John Banister Tabb was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English. Father Tabb (as he was commonly known) was …
For God And Gold
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Julian Corbett
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…
On the Red Staircase
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Mary Imlay Taylor
"“The Czarevitch Ivan is said to be indifferent to the high office,” I replied, in a low tone; “he is blind.”“Ay, and deformed!” said t…
The Magpie
Read by Atul Sharma
Douglas Durkin
In the aftermath of World War I, even the victors are rocked by social upheaval, as returning soldiers expect a reward for their war-time sa…
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza
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Anna Maria Porter
Romantic history of the fictional Don Sebastian, which was suggested to the author by a plaque commemorating a mysterious "Portuguese s…
Nana
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Anna Coupeau, known as Nana, makes her debut in 1867 at the Theatre de Varietes, and is an instant sensation. It is as a prostitute, howeve…
The Side of the Angels
Read by Simon Evers
Basil King
The book is a sobering examination of how two families can be wrecked by a life of greed. It shows how giving can be done in the wrong way a…
Painted Fires
Read by Atul Sharma
Nellie McClung and Nellie Mcclung
Nellie L. McClung (1873-1951) is a Canadian icon - feminist, social activist, author, and political leader. When she was a child, she moved …
Persephone of Eleusis
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Clare Winger Harris
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
The Sin of Monsieur Antoine
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George Sand
This second volume of a two volume work is a novelized social commentary of this famous author. Despite its treatment of political theory, t…
Arrah Neil
Read by Lynne T
George Payne Rainsford James
During his lifetime, James published an estimated 100 novels. Arrah Neil was published some 40 years after his death. In this historical nov…
L'Assommoir
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Gervaise Macquart runs away to Paris with Lantier, to work as a washerwoman. Lantier abandons her and their two sons. She then marries the…
A Voyage Round the World
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James Holman
This is Volume 1 of 4 volumes. Some territories explored are Sierra Leone, Fernando Po, Calabar, and Prince Edward's Island. Standard clash …